Dave Gray and wife Brittany, of Salt Lake City, hold candles in remembrance of people affected by gun violence during a vigil at Freedom Plaza on September 16, 2013 in Washington, DC. The vigil, during which organizers called for stricter gun laws, was in remembrance of the 12 victims killed in a shooting at the Washington Navy Yard earlier in the day. (Greg Kahn/Getty Images)

The American flag atop the White House is lowered to half-staff on Monday, September 16, 2013, following the shooting that killed at least 12 people at the Navy Yard in Washington, D.C. (Olivier Doulier/Abaca Press/MCT))

Television trucks seen parked near 3rd Street and M Street, SE, near the Navy Yard shootings on September 16, 2013 in Washington, DC. A US naval reservist launched out a shooting rampage on a base in the heart of Washington on Monday, killing 13 people and exchanging fire with police before losing his own life. Police identified the alleged shooter as 34-year-old Aaron Alexis, of Forth Worth, Texas, who served full-time in the Navy from 2007 to 2011, the the FBI and Pentagon said. The FBI appealed to the public for information on the suspect, who reportedly had once been arrested but not charged in Texas for shooting a bullet through his apartment ceiling. (Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images)

Brittany Carter, center, and Jibri Johnson, right center, take part in a candlelight vigil Monday night at Freedom Plaza in Washington. A gunman at the Navy Yard military complex in Washington killed at least 12. (Matt McClain/Washington Post))

A flag at the U.S. Capitol has been lowered to half staff to honor the victims of today’s shooting at the Washington Navy Yard, September 16, 2013 in Washington, DC. The U.S. Senate was in lock down and security has been tightened due to today’s mass shooting at the Washington Navy Yard where at least 12 people were shot and killed by a gunman. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

A woman weeps as she is reunited with her husband, who was one of hundreds of Navy Yard workers evacuated to a makeshift Red Cross shelter after a shooting, at the Nationals Park baseball stadium near the affected naval installation in Washington, September 16, 2013. A 34-year-old man opened fire at the U.S. Navy Yard on Monday in a shooting that left 13 people dead, including the gunman, not far from the U.S. Capitol and the White House, officials said. The suspect was identified by the FBI as Aaron Alexis of Fort Worth, Texas. Washington D.C. police chief Cathy Lanier told reporters that Alexis “was engaged in shooting with police officers” when he died. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)

Navy Yard workers, evacuated after the shooting, are reunited with loved ones at a makeshift Red Cross shelter at the Nationals Park baseball stadium near the affected naval installation in Washington, September 16, 2013. A 34-year-old man opened fire at the U.S. Navy Yard on Monday in a shooting that left 13 people dead, including the gunman, not far from the U.S. Capitol and the White House, officials said. The suspect was identified by the FBI as Aaron Alexis of Fort Worth, Texas. Washington D.C. police chief Cathy Lanier told reporters that Alexis “was engaged in shooting with police officers” when he died. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)

Police conduct an investigation into a shooting at the Navy Yard in Washington, DC, September 16, 2013. A shooting rampage Monday at a US naval base in the heart of Washington claimed at least 13 lives, including the unidentified gunman, while another possible suspect was still at large, police said. The shooting sparked a massive show of force as police and federal agents surrounded the Navy Yard, cordoning off streets only blocks from the US Capitol, home of Congress. US officials gave no indication of any link to terrorism while police said the motive for the attack on the naval installation was unknown. “At this hour, it appears that we have at least 12 fatalities,” Washington DC police chief Cathy Lanier told a press conference. (Saul Loeb/Getty Images)

Booking mug of Aaron Alexis, arrested in September 2010, on suspicion of discharging a firearm in the city limits. Alexis is suspected to be the shooter at the Washington DC Navy Yard Monday, September 16, 2013. (Fort Worth Police Department via Fort Worth Star-Telegram/MCT)

Law enforcement personnel respond to an attack on office workers at Washington Navy Yard Monday morning, September 16, 2013. A gunmen opened fire and killed at least 12 people in the attack in Washington, D.C. (Andre Chung/MCT)

A US marine guards the entrance of a garage building opposite the US Navy yard on September 16, 2013 in Washington.A shooting rampage Monday at a US naval base in the heart of Washington claimed at least 12 lives, including the unidentified gunman, while another possible suspect was still at large, police said. The shooting sparked a massive show of force as police and federal agents surrounded the Navy Yard, cordoning off streets only blocks from the US Capitol, home of Congress. US officials gave no indication of any link to terrorism while police said the motive for the attack on the naval installation was unknown. “At this hour, it appears that we have at least 12 fatalities,” Washington DC police chief Cathy Lanier told a press conference. (Mladen Antonov/Getty Images)

A man walks with a woman after they were reunited at a family gather point for Navy Yard shootings set up at parking lot B of Nationals Park on September 16, 2013 in Washington, DC. A shooting rampage Monday at a US naval base in the heart of Washington claimed at least 12 lives, including the unidentified gunman, while another possible suspect was still at large, police said. The shooting sparked a massive show of force as police and federal agents surrounded the Navy Yard, cordoning off streets only blocks from the US Capitol, home of Congress. US officials gave no indication of any link to terrorism while police said the motive for the attack on the naval installation was unknown. “At this hour, it appears that we have at least 12 fatalities,” Washington DC police chief Cathy Lanier told a press conference. (Mandel Ngan/Getty Images)

Navy Yard workers evacuated after the shooting are reunited with loved ones at a makeshift Red Cross shelter at the Nationals Park baseball stadium near the affected naval installation in Washington, September 16, 2013. At least 12 people were killed in a shooting on Monday at the U.S. Navy Yard in Washington, where one suspected gunman was among the dead and authorities were searching for two other possible assailants wearing military-style clothing, officials said. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)

Emergency responders arrive at the scene of a shooting at the Washington Navy Yard in Washington, September 16, 2013. Several people were killed and others injured when at least one gunman opened fire at the U.S. Navy Yard in Washington D.C. on Monday, authorities said. One Navy official said that four people had died and eight others were injured, but other officials suggested caution over those numbers saying the situation was in flux. (Jason Reed/Reuters)

A law enforcement officer with a rifle sits in a helicopter above the scene of a shooting at the Washington Navy Yard in Washington, September 16, 2013. Several people were killed and others injured when at least one gunman opened fire at the U.S. Navy Yard in Washington D.C. on Monday, authorities said. One Navy official said that four people had died and eight others were injured, but other officials suggested caution over those numbers saying the situation was in flux. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)

A family member of a Navy Yard worker who was evacuated during a shooting arrives hoping to find him at a makeshift shelter at the Nationals Park baseball stadium near the naval installation in Washington, September 16, 2013. Several people were killed and others injured when at least one gunman opened fire at the U.S. Navy Yard in Washington D.C. on Monday, authorities said. One Navy official said that four people had died and eight others were injured, but other officials suggested caution over those numbers saying the situation was in flux. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)

At least five people were killed and eight wounded in a rampage that may have involved two shooters at the Washington Navy Yard on Monday morning, September 16, 2013, Navy officials reported. Miriam Rogal and her daughter Olivia are directed by Homeland Security police on where to park and wait for Rogal’s husband, who works in the building in Washington, D.C. He called her to tell her he was all right. (Andre Chung/MCT)

U.S. President Barack Obama walks up to speak about the shooting at the Navy Yard, this morning before talking about progress in the economy since the financial crises that happened five years ago, in the Rose Garden at the White House September 16, 2013 in Washington, DC. The worst financial crisis since the great depression began five years ago this month with the collapse of Lehman Bros., massive home foreclosures, bank failures, massive layoffs and diving stock prices. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Police respond to the report of a shooting at the Navy Yard in Washington, DC, September 16, 2013. A gunman shot and wounded at least one person Monday in a headquarters building at the US Navy Yard in Washington and is still at large, the navy said.”There is one confirmed injury. Emergency personnel are on scene and a ‘shelter in place’ order has been issued for Navy Yard personnel,” the navy said in a statement. Local television reported that there were as many as five casualties and the Navy said that police had entered building number 197 in search of the shooter. The Navy said at least three shots were fired at 8:20 am (1320 GMT) in the headquarters building of the Naval Sea Systems Command. (Saul Loeb/Getty Images)

A DC Police patrol boat speeds down the Anacostia River next to the US Navy yard September 16, 2013 in Washington, DC. At least one unidentified gunman opened fire at the US Navy Yard in Washington on Monday and was at large after killing “multiple” victims and wounding several more, officials said. Police and FBI agents descended on the area in force as helicopters swarmed overhead, amid reports a shooter was armed with an assault rifle and was holed up at the complex. “We believe there were multiple deaths,” a US defense official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told AFP. The precise death toll remained unclear, the official said. A Washington DC police officer and another law enforcement officer had been shot while the gunman had allegedly barricaded himself in a room in a headquarters building, media reported. (Paul J. Richards/Getty Images)

A US Park Police helicopter patrols over the US Navy Yard September 16, 2013 in Washington,DC. An unidentified gunman opened fire at the US Navy Yard in Washington on Monday and wounded several people including two police officers, officials reported. Police and FBI agents descended on the area in force as helicopters buzzed overhead, amid reports the shooter was armed with an assault rifle and was on the loose in the complex. A Washington DC police officer and another law enforcement officer had been shot while the gunman had allegedly barricaded himself in a room in a headquarters building, the Washington Post and other media reported. At one point a police helicopter hovering over the complex lowered a man down by rope into the compound. Police blocked off intersections around the Navy Yard as military troops in uniform stood guard at street corners. (Paul J. Richards/Getty Images)

People come out from a building with their hands up after a shooting happened at the Washington Navy Yard September 16, 2013 in Washington, DC. Police believe there to be as many as two shooters who killed several people and wounded others in an incident that put parts of the city on lockdown. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

A woman talks on the phone after she walked out of a building on M Street, SE near the Washington Navy Yard on September 16, 2013 in Washington, DC. At least one unidentified gunman opened fire at the US Navy Yard in Washington on Monday and was at large after killing “multiple” victims and wounding several more, officials said. Police and FBI agents descended on the area in force as helicopters swarmed overhead, amid reports a shooter was armed with an assault rifle and was holed up at the complex. “We believe there were multiple deaths,” a US defense official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told AFP. The precise death toll remained unclear, the official said. A Washington DC police officer and another law enforcement officer had been shot while the gunman had allegedly barricaded himself in a room in a headquarters building, media reported. (Mandel Ngan/Getty Images)

Two DC Metro Police officers put their gear up as they respond to a reported shooting at an entrance to the Washington Navy Yard September 16, 2013 in Washington, DC. According to the latest news report several people were shot with the shooter still possibly active. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

People come out from a building with their hands up after a shooting happened at the Washington Navy Yard September 16, 2013 in Washington, DC. Police believe there to be as many as two shooters who killed several people and wounded others in an incident that put parts of the city on lockdown. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Evacuees raise their hands as they are escorted from the scene of a shooting at the Washington Navy Yard in Washington, September 16, 2013. Several people were killed and others injured when at least one gunman opened fire at the U.S. Navy Yard in Washington D.C. on Monday, authorities said. One Navy official said that four people had died and eight others were injured, but other officials suggested caution over those numbers saying the situation was in flux. (Jason Reed/Reuters)

Shooting eyewitness Patricia Ward speaks to the media on M Street, SE near the Washington Navy Yard on September 16, 2013 in Washington, DC. At least one unidentified gunman opened fire at the US Navy Yard in Washington on Monday and was at large after killing “multiple” victims and wounding several more, officials said. Police and FBI agents descended on the area in force as helicopters swarmed overhead, amid reports a shooter was armed with an assault rifle and was holed up at the complex. “We believe there were multiple deaths,” a US defense official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told AFP. The precise death toll remained unclear, the official said. A Washington DC police officer and another law enforcement officer had been shot while the gunman had allegedly barricaded himself in a room in a headquarters building, media reported. (Mandel Ngan/Getty Images)

District of Columbia Police Chief Cathy Lanier (C) walks away from a press conference on the Navy Yard shooting on M Street, SE near the Washington Navy Yard on September 16, 2013 in Washington, DC. One gunman has been killed and up to two more may still be at large after a shooting rampage at the US Naval base in Washington on Monday that left “multiple victims” dead, the city’s police chief said. “We have one shooter that we believe involved in this that is deceased,” said Washington police chief Cathy Lanier. “The big concern for us right now is that we potentially have two other shooters that we have not located at this point.” (Mandel Ngan/Getty Images)

Emergency vehicles and law enforcement personnel respond to a reported shooting at the Washington Navy Yard September 16, 2013 in Washington, DC. According to news reports several people were shot with a shooter still active. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Members of various law enforcement agencies are pictured at the Washington Navy Yard campus in Washington, September 16, 2013. A gunman shot several people at the U.S. Navy Yard on Monday, with possible fatalities reported and the shooter being sought at the Naval Sea Systems Command headquarters, the Navy said. (Jason Reed/Reuters)

Law enforcement officers are deployed on a rooftop as they respond to a shooting on the base at the Navy Yard in Washington, September 16, 2013. The U.S. Navy said several people were injured and there were possible fatalities in the shooting at the Navy Yard in Washington D.C. on Monday. The Navy did not immediately provide additional details but a Washington police spokesman said earlier that five people had been shot, including a District of Columbia police officer and one other law enforcement officer. (Jason Reed/Reuters)

Law enforcement officers respond to the scene of a shooting at the Washington Navy Yard in Washington, September 16, 2013. The U.S. Navy said several people were injured and there were possible fatalities in the shooting at the Navy Yard in Washington D.C. on Monday. The Navy did not immediately provide additional details but a Washington police spokesman said earlier that five people had been shot, including a District of Columbia police officer and one other law enforcement officer. (Jason Reed/Reuters)

Washington Navy Yard personnel are evacuated after a gunman reportedly shot several people inside the base in Washington, September 16, 2013. The U.S. Navy said several people were injured and there were possible fatalities in the shooting at the Navy Yard in Washington D.C. on Monday. The Navy did not immediately provide additional details but a Washington police spokesman said earlier that five people had been shot, including a District of Columbia police officer and one other law enforcement officer. (Jason Reed/Reuters)

A helicopter pulls what appears to be a shooting victim up as it hovers over a rooftop on the Washington Navy Yard campus in Washington, September 16, 2013. The U.S. Navy said several people were injured and there were possible fatalities in the shooting at the Navy Yard in Washington D.C. on Monday. The Navy did not immediately provide additional details but a Washington police spokesman said earlier that five people had been shot, including a District of Columbia police officer and one other law enforcement officer. (Jason Reed/Reuters)

People stand outside a Starbucks Coffee shop that has been closed as police respond to a shooting at the Washington Navy Yard in Washington, September 16, 2013. The U.S. Navy said several people were injured and there were possible fatalities in the shooting at the Navy Yard in Washington D.C. on Monday. The Navy did not immediately provide additional details but a Washington police spokesman said earlier that five people had been shot, including a District of Columbia police officer and one other law enforcement officer. (Joshua Roberts/Reuters)

A police helicopter lifts what appears to be a shooting victim up as it hovers over a rooftop on the Washington Navy Yard campus in Washington, September 16, 2013. The U.S. Navy said several people were injured and there were possible fatalities in the shooting at the Navy Yard in Washington D.C. on Monday. The Navy did not immediately provide additional details but a Washington police spokesman said earlier that five people had been shot, including a District of Columbia police officer and one other law enforcement officer. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)

A U.S. Park Police officer moves bystanders back from the scene of a shooting at the Washington Navy Yard in Washington, September 16, 2013. The U.S. Navy said several people were injured and there were possible fatalities in the shooting at the Navy Yard in Washington D.C. on Monday. The Navy did not immediately provide additional details but a Washington police spokesman said earlier that five people had been shot, including a District of Columbia police officer and one other law enforcement officer. (Jason Reed/Reuters)

A general view shows police and first responder activity on M Street, SE near the Washington Navy Yard on September 16, 2013 in Washington, DC. An unidentified gunman opened fire at the US Navy Yard in Washington on Monday and wounded several people including two police officers, officials reported. Police and FBI agents descended on the area in force as helicopters buzzed overhead, amid reports the shooter was armed with an assault rifle and was on the loose in the complex. A Washington DC police officer and another law enforcement officer had been shot while the gunman had allegedly barricaded himself in a room in a headquarters building, the Washington Post and other media reported. At one point a police helicopter hovering over the complex lowered a man down by rope into the compound. Police blocked off intersections around the Navy Yard as military troops in uniform stood guard at street corners.(Mandel Ngan/Getty Images)

Police block off the M Street, SE, as they respond to a shooting at the Washington Navy Yard in Washington, September 16, 2013. The U.S. Navy said several people were injured and there were possible fatalities in the shooting at the Navy Yard in Washington D.C. on Monday. The Navy did not immediately provide additional details but a Washington police spokesman said earlier that five people had been shot, including a District of Columbia police officer and one other law enforcement officer. (Joshua Roberts/Reuters)

Police walk on the roof of a building as they respond to a shooting at the Washington Navy Yard in Washington, September 16, 2013. The U.S. Navy said several people were injured and there were possible fatalities in the shooting at the Navy Yard in Washington D.C. on Monday. The Navy did not immediately provide additional details but a Washington police spokesman said earlier that five people had been shot, including a District of Columbia police officer and one other law enforcement officer. (Joshua Roberts/Reuters)

A Park Police helicopter hovers above snipers on the roof of a building at the Navy Yard complex where a shooting took place early this morning September 16, 2013 in Washington, DC. Early reports indicate that several people may have been shot, and police are still trying to determine the number of suspects involved in the shooting. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Police respond to the report of a shooting at the Navy Yard in Washington, DC, September 16, 2013. A gunman shot and wounded at least one person Monday in a headquarters building at the US Navy Yard in Washington and is still at large, the navy said.”There is one confirmed injury. Emergency personnel are on scene and a ‘shelter in place’ order has been issued for Navy Yard personnel,” the navy said in a statement. Local television reported that there were as many as five casualties and the Navy said that police had entered building number 197 in search of the shooter. The Navy said at least three shots were fired at 8:20 am (1320 GMT) in the headquarters building of the Naval Sea Systems Command. (Saul Loeb/Getty Images)

Police and firefighters respond to the report of a shooting at the Navy Yard in Washington, DC, September 16, 2013. A gunman shot and wounded at least one person Monday in a headquarters building at the US Navy Yard in Washington and is still at large, the navy said.”There is one confirmed injury. Emergency personnel are on scene and a ‘shelter in place’ order has been issued for Navy Yard personnel,” the navy said in a statement. Local television reported that there were as many as five casualties and the Navy said that police had entered building number 197 in search of the shooter. The Navy said at least three shots were fired at 8:20 am (1320 GMT) in the headquarters building of the Naval Sea Systems Command. (Saul Loeb/Getty Images)

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Les Hyde
Sep 18, 2013 @
11:48:10

During the late 1970’s I had to buy a hand-gun to defend the property on which we lived. We were out of the city limits and had evidence of vagrants on the property. I had to buy something relatively cheap, so I got a 6-round revolver with no safety on it. It lay on my nightstand with the 6 bullets standing beside of it, and it was there with the chamber kicked out. The entire time that that gun was there it never loaded itself, it never jumped up and attempted to do any harm to anybody, and it never expressed a desire to be used to harm anyone or anything. It was an inanimate object, dependent on intelligent application and use. Guns, shotguns, rifles, swords, pocket-knives, daggers, bombs, grenades, tanks, cannons, nothing else is capable of doing harm until a human uses it for that purpose! So, let’s control the outlaws, not the guns, because when guns are outlawed then the outlaws will be the only ones with guns! We will be defenseless!

While the subject is navy shipyard shootings, there are bases in Wisconsin that aren’t guarded, there are mechanics here with foreign accents, they work for certified auto repair shops,I’d like to remain anonymous, but,a situation as serious as a shooting, any information is relevant. I think Wisconsin should be investigated, I seen military vehicles on unguarded bases in Wisconsin. Any type of bomb threats should be investigated and the mechanics with the foreign accents should be questioned.

The United States is a wonderful country. It is my country. I admire my country, I admire the World. We need to, all over the universe, but I will spiral to my country, the U.S.A., we need to watch each other more carefully, stop ‘ignoring’ signs of when people desperately are ill, off balance in some ways; greed for money, hating someone, greed of simply being greedy and non-caring, you may need the same help as the 9/11 victims, Katrina storm victims, and this latest tragedy in our country among many others, care for one another more, stop the hate, stop the greed to keep someone else down, we all can be happy; racism, not needed, the blood of life among men is same color.

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